Defenestration is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #392a1b |
| Complementary Color | #e3d5c6 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Defenestration Color. The Sky City color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Monologue (#a1bcd8) for more energetic effect. Try Valor as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e3d5c6 is the best complementary color to Defenestration. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6d5e4 complementary color is Bone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Botticelli are #c6e3e3 and #c6c6e3. Thus found on the left and right of #c6d5e4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Botticelli and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Defenestration.
The split-complementary Defenestration palette consists of #e3e3c6 and #e3c6c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3d5c6). Try White Rock and Dust Storm colors in combination with #c6d5e4, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #c6d5e4 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Defenestration. Thus Kidnapper and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Defenestration contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Twilight, and Surf Crest split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6d5e4 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, orange and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Defenestration tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e3d5c6) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Bone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3c6d5 and #c6e3d5.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6d5e4 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Defenestration has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 35.71% and a lightness of 83.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6d5e4 is made of 11.76% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #c6d5e4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,213,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 11.76, 5.88, 0, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(210,35.71%,83.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,13.16%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.5845,-2.0622,-9.1035) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.0865,65.1957,82.7632) |